Shadows Of A Wolf Moon(33)
Big mistake. Her stomach warmed, sending delicious tendrils of lust through her body.
“Ugh,” she moaned.
“We’re leaving,” he whispered against her cheek, his voice deep and urgent.
He hurried down the sidewalk, taking long strides as he put distance between them and the bar. She opened her eyes and looked over his shoulder. He was not headed toward her apartment. She should have questioned him, but right now she really didn’t care where they were going.
“I’m taking you to my hotel.”
“Are you a mind reader?” she murmured against his neck, her lips scraping across his flesh. His hotel was the only place she wanted to be right now.
“If I were a mind reader I wouldn’t still be trying to get information out of you, now would I?” He groused.
“Or maybe you’d realize I don’t have any information.” She let her head loll back against his shoulder.
“Maybe,” he said softly. “Or maybe you’re just a tough nut to crack.”
“Are you saying you want to crack me?” She lifted her head and smiled.
He stopped in his tracks, his heart beating rapidly against her body, and looked down at her.
When he started walking, she laid her head back down and closed her eyes. “You sure don’t trust people, do ya?”
He adjusted his grip. “I have too many reasons not to trust people.” His fingers brushed the side of her breast. Pleasure shot through her body straight to her core. Her breathing turned to a pant as she buried her face in his neck.
She opened her eyes long enough to see plenty of women on the sidewalk openly eyeing Lucien. Apparently he either didn’t notice or didn’t care because he ignored them all.
He stopped at the hotel and opened the door. He walked through the corridor and stepped into the empty elevator.
Her heart tumbled in her chest. She wasn’t sure what was going to happen once they stepped inside his room, but she certainly didn’t want to give him the wrong idea about her for a second time.
“Lucien, I can walk.”
“Not going to happen.”
Her heart heated and tumbled.
The elevator dinged and he stepped off with his arms full of her.
He stopped and unlocked the door. Once inside, he kicked the door shut with his boot.
He carefully laid her on the bed and knelt in front of her.
She blinked slowly and met his gaze.
“Are you having blurred vision?”
“No.” She held his gaze.
“Is your heart racing?”
“Yes.”
He frowned. “Are you having difficulty breathing?”
“Yes.” With him so close, how could she breathe easy?
He pressed his hand to her forehead. “You’re burning up.”
“You have no idea.” She clutched at the comforter to keep from grabbing at him and ripping his clothes off.
“Lucien, stop.” She pulled his hand from her head and pressed it to her chest. “It’s not because of the drug or whatever that asshole gave me that I feel this way.” She’d only had a drink before Lucien interrupted them.
“Then what is it?”
“It’s you.”
Chapter Fourteen
“What do you mean?” Lucien’s fingers tingled, aching to reach out and touch her. Had he heard her correctly? What was she saying? He needed total clarity before assuming anything.
“Apparently I’m really rusty when it comes to seduction.” She buried her face between her hands.
“Catty.” Her name on his lips sent excitement thrumming through his veins. Was she playing with him again? Setting him up for another fall?
“I want you, Lucien. As much as I know me and you are a bad idea, I can’t help but still want you.” She pressed the palm of her hand to his chest. His heart thudded with a vengeance.
“I know you feel it too.” She cocked her head, daring him to deny it. “I can smell your arousal.”
He’d wanted her the second he had walked into the bar and seen that guy flirting with her. He’d tried to deny it, to bury it deep, but it wasn’t going away.
“You were drugged. You don’t know what you’re saying.” He wrapped his fingers around her tiny wrist.
“The drug wore off the second you picked me up. The second I smelled your scent, my body started reacting to you. Trust me, it’s not the drug. I felt this way when you touched me in the club.”
“I don’t play games, Catty.”
“Neither do I.”
He arched his brow.
“Okay, then I’ll do all the work. I’m not too proud to admit my attraction. Even if you can’t bring yourself to say it.” She pressed both hands to his chest and shoved.